Johor floods: Additional 1,567 evacuated, 11,818 families still displaced in state

The Civil Defence Force transporting flood victims on a boat to flood relief centre in Batu Pahat.

JOHOR BARU: Another 1,567 residents in Batu Pahat have been despatched to temporary flood relief centres (PPS), bringing the total evacuees to 41,543 at noon Wednesday (March 8).

The overall figure in the state has increased compared to the 40,141 recorded at 8am.